Smyrna times., 1887-02-09

The fishermen near Roxana have
made some large hauls this week.
The Wilmington NJ. E. Conference
meets at Crisield on March 18th.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, the Evangelist
has closed her engagement at Lewes.
The revival at the NJ. E. Church at
MillsbOrO continues with increasing in
terest.
The stockholders of the Delaware
Fruit exchange will hold a meeting at
Dover to-day.
Because the ground hog was unable to
see his shadow on Wednesday an early
Spring is prOphesyed.
The engineers have completed the
survey of the contemplated canal from
ChincOteague to Indian river.
The Dover street market has disap-
peared. 1t had a brief and trouble
some existence. Dover wants a mar
ket house.
Hartley and Butterpot is pulling it.
self together to fight out before the
Legislature the question of schOOlhOuse
or no schoOlhouse.
Revivals continue in nearly all the
NJ. +. Churches in Sussex county.
More than thirty have joined church
in Georgetown, and the interest una
bated.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
Company's first months business this
year is the largest in the history of this
company. They have issued 225 new
policies.
The second excursion over the Della
ware Railroad to Old Point Comfort
was a great success on Thursday, the
train consisting of IL cars, carrying
over 400 passengers.
The Trustees of the poor on Wednes-
day appointed f. B. Downs, of KentOn
Hundred. Overseer of the poor, in lieu
of f. b. Smith, deceased. Mr.. Downs
will take possession on the first of March.
The net receipts of the Delaware
Railroad Company for the month of
December were $1,000 over those of
December. 1885, and the month of Jan.
uary was as good. showing a steady in
crease of business over the road.
The contract for dredging the Chris
tiana and at New Castle, has been
awarded to the National Dredging
Company, at II cents per cubic yard.
The company will begin work about
March 1st, or as soon as milder weather
is assured.
Jonathan Kersey died at his home in
Hazlettville, on Saturday, week aged
6years Mr.. Kersey has been engaged
in the wagon business all his life. He
was unmarried and leaves quite an es-
tate to be divided amongst his brothers
and sisters.
The local demand for corn in Sussex
county is such, that the home market
exceeds city prices from five to ten
cents per bushel. Many a good farm
in both Kent and Sussex did not raise
enough corn to supply its own demands
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The State Senate seems to be suffer
ing from lack of brotherly harmony.
We suggest that the honorable members
commit 10 memory and make practical
application of those little verses of
juvenile literature beginning: Let
dogs delight to bark and bite. ."-EUery
EUening.
1t is reported that the members of
the House from Sussex are almost
sOlidly opposed to the funding bill,
holding that once funded the debt will
never be paid, but will lead to extrav-
agance and the creation Of debts which
VUII b ha n1 n1
infnitum. They favor legislation
which will wipe out the debt in a few
years by taxation.
The Law and Order League, of Mil
ford has discovered that there is a pro-
hibitOry law for the evils they have
complained of and they have, there
fore, resolved not to ask for additional
legislation, but instead are determined
to help execute the laws now on the
books. They will follow the drunkard-
maker, the gambler, the enticer of
youths and the breaker of the Sunday
into his worst and most secret haunts
The stOrehouse of VIM. II. Vaughn
& Son, at Hartley, was burned on
Tuesday of last week, together with
the dwelling on the north side of the
store belonging to Nehemiah Jacobs
and in the tenure of James G. Milburn.
Jacobs house was insured in the Kent
County Mutual for $4OO. Vaughn &
Son are insured in the Kent County
Mutual for 5000 on store and $500 on
stock, and in the Farmers Mutual, of
Wilmington, for 5000 on stock.
CADET DEAKYNE's BRILLIANT
RUCnnu Tho root.lf ,f fba G,ok farun 1o
studies of the fourth class year at West
Point has been published in the Army
and Macy Register. The class numbers
"a members, and at the close of the
term in January Cadet Herbert of New
Castle, representing Delaware in the
Academy, stood No. 2. Cadet Dea-
kyne was appointed to the Academy
by Congressman Lore in May last, af-
ter a competitive examination.
A PROPOSED RELIGIOUS RENEWAL
There is a marked revival and increas-
ed interest manifested among the
churches at Wilmington, at present.
The movement to inaugurate systema-
tic evangelistic work, as in Philadel-
phia, has met with a hearty response,
and about % pastors have already
Joined in the movement. They pro-
pose to district the city and then visit
every house and ask the members TO
attend the church Of their choice.
It will be learned with pleasure by
the many friends Of Rev. T. H. Haynes
pastor of Frederica charge, that he is
now in the midst Of a gracious revival
in the town church Mrs Lidie II.
Kenney and Miss Nettie Vannamei
the celebrated evangelists, have charge
Of this prOtracted effort. He has un-
tiinchingly faced the embarrassing cir
cumstances in a way and manner as to
win the esteem of all TO whom he has
ministered. The Wilmington Confer.
ence did a wise act in sending Mr.
Haynes to Frederick. as he is the man
among men most able to bring order
out Of chaos.